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The nation's longest economic expansion on record has spawned an equally prosperous housing market, but escalating home prices, higher rents and increasing interest rates are pricing a growing number of consumers out of the market.
The rush to meet the demand to build ever...
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Drip. Drip. Drip. What you hear may not be a leaky faucet. It could be something much worse -- the slow, yet costly erosion of equity from your home investment.
It can happen quite innocently like not closing out that equity line of credit after it's paid off, tempting you...
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Here's reason to give thanks: Home equity could provide some savings-poor baby boomers with an unexpected soft landing when they retire.
Studies that chide spend-thrift baby boomers for squandering retirement savings often overlook the generation's hefty stake in home...
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The house needs a new roof, you'd love to finish that playroom for the kids, and the family is clamoring for a decent vacation. Looks like a home equity loan is just what the financial doctor ordered!
Wait. Are you sure you're getting the most cost-effective, competitive...
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An increase in quick-qualifier equity loans, low- and no-down payment purchase loans and generally easier mortgage money is draining America's home equity and younger, less experienced home owners are most vulnerable.
Experts blame a lack of education and they say...
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Despite unprecedented economic prosperity, the average amount of equity owners have in their homes has declined over the last 10 years, according to a new report.
The fall off isn't much, only about $1,500, from $91,000 in 1989 to $89,500 last year. But it has the Consumer...
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